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This weekend we did our first official 'trip' to another town. We (myself, TJ and Jonas a good friend) drove on the Autobahn to Heidelberg. Although we haven't been here for long, I don't think the Autobahn is as crazy as people make it out to be. There are places that have no speed limits, and I am sure that once you get outside of the cities this occurs more frequently. Generally, though, there is a posted speed limit and it ranges between 55-80mph. But who knows, maybe I'm speaking too soon.

Anyway, we get to Heidelberg and it is beautiful. It looks just like the image many people have when they think of Germany. Cobblestone streets, old churches, a castle perched on the top of a hill, and the Neckar river to complete the town running alongside it. Since we were only there for a day, we didn't get to see everything the town has to offer. But, we did manage to make it up the steep cobblestone steps to the castle and walk around for a while. The view from the top of the castle was quite amazing. When we got in, we walked around for a bit, had a few hefeweizens, and decided to go on a tour. Well, the tour was very disappointing. So much so that we left about half way through it! The lady was jumping back and forth between centuries, and overall she seemed very nervous the entire time.

The next day we decided it would be a great idea to try the Hard Rock Cafe. I know, I know, we have all these amazing options for food, but we haven't had a burger in a few weeks and we were craving one. Plus, we've been eating schnitzel and pork in every variety for the past few weeks. So TJ ends up ordering a Queen burger, I decide to get an appetizer platter consisting of basically all grease (it seemed like a good idea at the time), and Jonas gets a pizza. Well, TJ asked if he could get his burger medium rare and the waitress didn't quite understand what he wanted. When the burger arrived, it had clearly just been a frozen patty a few minutes ago. And the medium rare ended up being a partially frozen patty in the middle! Needless to say, TJ wasn't too thrilled with the burger. I could barely stomache mine, but Jonas ended up lucking out with his pizza. Afterwards, we walked along the river, then headed back to Boblingen. Overall it was a great weekend.

Main Pedestrian Walking Area of Heidelberg

Heidelberg Schloss (castle)

Traditional German Food with Traditional German Beer. Need I say more?

A square next to the church. The bells echo throughout Heidelberg every hour (something to consider if you decide to stay near a church!)

Traveling Igloo

Expat living in Stuttgart, Germany. Here you'll find information on life as an expat, musings on the ups and downs of a life abroad, travels and travel related information, and my passion for photography.

In September 2011 all my travel dreams came true our family packed up and moved to Germany. I traveled and lived the expat life for 6 years before heading back to the states. My current pursuits include travel around Alaska and the PNW. I love photography, I always prefer the mountains and cold weather to the beach, and have found that German beer really is the best beer in the world. Read full bio here...